Senior diplomats of South Korea and Japan agreed Thursday to continue high-level in-person talks between the two neighbors at the "earliest date possible," Seoul's foreign ministry said, amid the political turmoil from President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment.

Japan's economy faces a sharp decline, with per capita GDP dropping behind South Korea for the first time since 1980.

From iconic fish-shaped pastries to snacks, the U.S., China, and Japan are leading the way in savoring the K-food wave.

Japan and South Korea will celebrate 60 years of normalized relations in 2025, but given the current situation, they will have difficulty in making bold, mutual compromises to change the status quo. The best that can be expected for now is a maintenance of the status quo.

Japan and South Korea are modernising their F-15 fighter fleets. Japan has awarded Boeing a $450.5 million contract to upgrade the F-15J fighters in its Air Force, as announced by the US government on 10 December. The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) will modernise its fighters to the Japan Super Interceptor configuration.

Premier Han Duck-soo holds phone call with Japanese counterpart Shigeru Ishiba, but also vetoes bills recently passed by parliament - Anadolu Ajansı

South Korea also topped Japan in 2023, the Cabinet Office said in the annual economic data released Monday. South Korean GDP figures received a boost from the nation's retroactive revisions.

A United States missile-tracking aircraft was tracked flying above the waters between Japan and South Korea, two of Washington's security treaty allies in East Asia, for eight consecutive days as ...

U.S. lawmakers and diplomatic officials stressed the need for close cooperation among the United States, South Korea and Japan in response to the possible impeachment of South Korean President ...

In a major policy shift, South Korea announced Dec. 18 that it will end renewable energy subsidies for new biomass projects, as well as for state-owned coal and biomass cofired power plants starting in January 2025.

The South Korean government has imposed sanctions on 15 individuals and one entity from North Korea for engaging in illicit cyber activities.

While Yoon's popularity withered at home, he remained a popular figure with the Biden administration, which Yoon helped to achieve some of its key Asia policy aims, most notably tightening trilateral cooperation among the U.S., South Korea and Japan.